ZELENSKYY TO SEEK WEAPONS FROM TRUMP

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will ask Donaid Trump for Tomahawk missiles Friday but the surprise announcement that the US President will meet with Vladimir Putin in Budapest appeared to dim the Ukrainian president’s chance of securing the long-range weapons.

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Trump announced the summit after a more than two-hour phone conversation with Putin about Russia’s war in Ukraine Thursday, which he said was productive.

It was unclear what Putin had told Trump that prompted him to agree to the meeting, as their August summit in Alaska ended early with no major breakthrough.

“My whole life, I've made deals,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I think we're going to have this one done, hopefully soon.”

The Kremlin said much needed to be decided and that the summit might take place “a little later” than within the two-week period mentioned by Trump.